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“You know that men who write difficult hands are irritable”

Posted on December 19, 2022 by mafalda

[As usual, for critical edition of this letter see Mehew 7, 2503.] To Clement K. Shorter [Shorter, Letters to an Editor, 1914, p. 2] [Dictated to Belle] Vailima, Dec 5th, 1892. Clement Shorter, Esq. Dear Sir, Yours of 14th October is to … Continue reading →

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“I can wish you nothing more delightful than my fortune in life”

Posted on January 24, 2021 by mafalda

RLS wrote the next letter to a young friend and visitor of Bournemouth days, on the news of her engagement to Alfred Spender. George and Mary Rawlinson had visited RLS in Bournemouth in 1887, and RLS had sent their eldest … Continue reading →

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“Is it possible for a man in Samoa to be in touch with the great heart of the People?”

Posted on May 1, 2020 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 6, 2233.] To Edward L. Burlingame [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 193-9] S.S. Janet Nicoll off Peru Island, Kingsmills … Continue reading →

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“A man who talks, not one who sings”

Posted on June 23, 2018 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 6, 1950.] To John Addington Symonds [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 28-31] Saranac Lake, Adirondack Mountains, New York, U.S.A., November … Continue reading →

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“The month it is the drear October by the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir”

Posted on March 11, 2018 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 6, 1890.] To Henry James [Colvin 1911, 3, pp- 22-24] [Saranac Lake, 6 October 1887] I know not the day; but the month it is the drear October … Continue reading →

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